Tourism

Tourism is one of the few sectors of the European economy with a high potential for growth and job creation as well as for development and socio-economic integration, particularly in rural areas and underdeveloped regions. The sector accounts for 5% of GDP and overall employment. Europe’s hotel, restaurant and catering sector features 1.8 million companies employing almost 10 million people.

Given the high percentage of atypical employment in the tourism sector, the EFFAT mission is to fight precarious work and promote decent and fair employment conditions. EFFAT activities include furthering and recognising qualifications and skills, as well as encouraging socially responsible and sustainable tourism.

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7 November marks European Tourism Day. Today, once again, the EU champions one of the most rapidly expanding sectors of the European economy, accounting for 10% of global Gross Domestic Product (GDP), 7% of world exports and one in ten jobs worldwide.Tourism is one of the few sectors of the...

Hotel housekeepers and their unions will be taking action around the globe in the week of 8-14 October 2018.This year, unions will be focusing on the need for negotiated measures to tackle the routine sexual harassment which threatens housekeepers’ safety and well-being all over the world.Led by...

On 4 October 2018, fast food workers all over the globe are rising up to demand their right to a union, better working conditions and a living wage.In the UK, a growing number of workers is coming out in support of hospitality workers' strikes on 4 October 2018, with more unions announcing the...

Coalition of trade unions and anti-poverty group calls on the European Union and its Member States to strengthen legal tools against corporate tax avoidance. On Wednesday, 19 September 2018, the European Commission announced that arrangement between McDonald’s and Luxembourg, which allowed the fast...

The United Nations Global Compact on Migration is a Key Opportunity to Recognise Rights of Migrant Domestic and Care Workers BRUSSELS, 15 JUNE 2018 - Across Europe, many individuals and families rely on support to carry out essential domestic and care work, to look after children, clean...

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This code of conduct for fair and transparent employment relationships is in response to a report of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) (European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, 2015, « Severe labour exploitation: workers moving within or into the European Union ») which...

Concerned over the rapid diffusion of the “sharing economy” in tourism (i.e. Internet based offers for accommodation and transport, such as Airbnb and Uber), EFFAT adopted a common position during the latest Executive Committee meeting. The text calls on policy makers to avoid that the...

Decent Work for Domestic Workers! The final report of the EFFAT study “Promote industrial relations in the domestic work sector in Europe”, co-financed by the European Commission, is ready!27 trade unions, 9 employers’ associations and 6 migrant/domestic workers’ organisations from 15 European...

EFFAT has joined a project co-founded by the EU-Commission called ‘For Quality!’ aimed at the promotion of the quality of services and jobs in the area of personal care and household services (PHS).The project which started in November 2014 will run until June 2016

According to many publications and studies, two of the EFFAT sectors, agriculture and hospitality (hotels and restaurants), are amongst those sectors mostly concerned with undeclared work. This is why the fight against undeclared work is one of the key priorities in the respective EFFAT sectors.

The European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions (EFFAT) represents 120 national trade unions from 38 European countries, and defends the interests of more than 2.6 million members towards the European Institutions, European industrial associations and enterprise management.In...

EFFAT is the European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions. As a European Trade Union Federation representing 120 national trade unions from 35 European countries, EFFAT defends the interests of more than 22 million workers towards the European Institutions, European employers’ associations and transnational companies. EFFAT is a member of the ETUC and the European regional organisation of the IUF.